Licensing Act 2003 - Premises Licence Register as at 02:25 on 21 April 2025

Lava and Ignite

St Peters Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1PS

Completed application 008304 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 06/06/2008 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Full Name	Mr William Frederick East

Designated Premises Supervisor

Full Name	Mr James Scott

Permitted Activities

a performance of live music
any playing of recorded music
a performance of dance
entertainment facilities for making music
entertainment facilities for dancing
provision of late night refreshment
the sale by retail of alcohol
an exhibition of a film
a boxing or wrestling entertainment

Premises Open Hours Requested
	Time From	Time To

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:30
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day. In the event of a screening of any international sporting event involving any of the countries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that falls outside the current permitted hours on the premises licence to permit the supply of alcohol commencing one hour before the start of the event and finishing one hour after the end of the event, the details of the transmission to be notified to the police 7 days beforehand and provided the police have not objected to the additional hours within 72 hours of being notified.
Activities - Times Requested
	Time From	Time To
B. Exhibition of films (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day. In the event of a screening of any international sporting event involving any of the countries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that falls outside the current permitted hours on the premises licence to permit the supply of alcohol commencing one hour before the start of the event and finishing one hour after the end of the event, the details of the transmission to be notified to the police 7 days beforehand and provided the police have not objected to the additional hours within 72 hours of being notified.
D. Boxing or wrestling entertainment (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.
E. Performance of live music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.
F. Playing of recorded music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	00:00	00:00
G. Performance of dance (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.
I. Provision of facilities for making music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.
J. Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day.
L. Late night refreshment (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	23:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day. In the event of a screening of any international sporting event involving any of the countries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that falls outside the current permitted hours on the premises licence to permit the supply of alcohol commencing one hour before the start of the event and finishing one hour after the end of the event, the details of the transmission to be notified to the police 7 days beforehand and provided the police have not objected to the additional hours within 72 hours of being notified.
M. The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises

Monday-Sunday	11:00	04:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non-standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. From the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on New Year's Day. In the event of a screening of any international sporting event involving any of the countries from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that falls outside the current permitted hours on the premises licence to permit the supply of alcohol commencing one hour before the start of the event and finishing one hour after the end of the event, the details of the transmission to be notified to the police 7 days beforehand and provided the police have not objected to the additional hours within 72 hours of being notified.

Additional Conditions

ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

19              Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol

(1)              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

(a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in                          respect of the premises licence, or

(b)              at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

(2)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

20              Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

(1)              Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.

(2)              Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

(3)              Where -

(a)              the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or
(b)              the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,

admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any                  recommendation made by that licensing authority.

(3)              In this section -

              “children” means persons aged under 18; and
“film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39)
(authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).
Police Conditions

1              The operator in order to secure the integrity of the licensing objective the prevention of crime & disorder shall ensure that bottles, glasses and other open containers are not taken from the premise unless the practise is specifically authorised by the premise license.

2              At peak time and critical times, that is when the licensing objectives namely the prevention of crime & disorder and public safety is or is likely to be compromised, the capacity limit is maintained so as to be conducive to the keeping of good order on the premise.

3              To co-operate fully with any agency to ensure that the promotion of the four licensing objectives is actively supported by the use of crime prevention notices and similar.

4              Sales promotions or discounting of alcoholic drinks can be instrumental to creating the circumstances whereby the promotion of the four licensing objectives is disregarded. Therefore, the operators of premises that promote such practice have an added positive responsibility to monitor incidents relevant to the licensing objectives and introduce control measures as necessary to prevent offences of drunkenness and disorder being occasioned.

5              To prevent incidents of crime and disorder an expectation prevails that the operators of premises and their staff will at all reasonable times co-operate fully with the Police and other enforcement agencies and take steps to ensure that members of their staff understand the importance of the responsibility they hold.
Amended Condition

The condition in the Public Entertainment Licence (6.2) which relates to the number of door staff is now amended to read '2 door staff required for the first 150 people and 1 per 150 after that. A maximum of 10 door staff should be on duty.'
Licensing Act 2003

This licence is granted on the condition that the restrictions contained within the enactments specified under the Licensing Act 2003 Schedule 8 (1 & 6) are adhered to.
Licensing Objectives

Below are the additional steps that you have agreed to undertake to promote the four Licensing Objectives and which form a part of the operating schedule for these premises:

General -
The venue will train its staff as required by relevant legislation.
The style and operation of the venue will not differ significantly during the extended hours. The additional hours will, of themselves, promote the licensing objectives as stated in paragraph 3.29 of the guidance, in allowing customers to emerge from the premises at a more gradual rate.
The venue will comply with all of the conditions on the justices licence, public entertainment licences and other licences in force for the additional hours (in so far that they are not being varied by this application). The Public Entertainment Licence guidelines are specific to this venue, its location and style of operation. The venue has an established capacity.

The prevention of crime and disorder -
If a DJ is used on any night then he/she will ask customers to leave quietly.
The level of lighting outside the premises will continue for the additional hours of trading. The existing CCTV system will continue to operate during the additional hours of trading. Notices stating that CCTV is in operation 24 hours a day will be displayed throughout the venue. The external area will be covered by the existing CCTV system installed at the premises.
Any person who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving disorderly will not be allowed entry to the venue. Any person within the venue who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving disorderly will be given care and consideration in leaving the venue.
The venue will actively participate in the local Pubwatch or equivalent scheme.
Where already used text/radio pagers will continue to be used for the additional hours of trading and will be monitored by a responsible member of staff.
Toughened glass will continue to be used during additional hours of trading.
This venue will only accept photographic driving licences, passport or in agreement with the police a form of identification with the PASS hologram.
Music and dancing will continue to be a prominent feature of trading.

Public safety -
The nature and operation of the venue will not alter during the additional hours.
Free drinking water will be available at all times.
A person trained in first aid will be at the venue, which will have received training in any problems associated with alcohol and drug misuse.
A qualified first aider shall be present throughout any sporting entertainment involving boxing, wrestling, judo, karate or sport of a similar nature.
Where a ring is used it will be constructed by a competent person and shall be inspected by a competent authority before use and any material used to form the skirt of the ring shall be flame retardant.
The seating layout shall be agreed with the appropriate authorities.

The prevention of public nuisance -
If a DJ is used on any night then he/she will ask customers to leave quietly.
The level of lighting outside the venue will continue for additional hours of trading. The existing CCTV system will continue to operate during the additional hours of trading. Notices displaying that CCTV is in operation 24 hours a day will be displayed throughout the venue.
Reasonable steps will be taken to recognise the need of local residents and businesses.

The protection of children from harm -
A person under the age of 18 years will only visit the venue with a responsible adult usually for the purpose of dining unless there is an event especially organised for the youth market. Unaccompanied persons under the age of 18 are not welcome in the venue except at events especially organised for the youth market.
A person under 18 years will not be allowed to use any AWP machine.
The venue intends to have specially organised events for the youth market, when the venue will adhere to the following: admission policy; general policies statement; code of conduct for staff statement; and child protection policy.

Lava and Ignite

Completed application 008304 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 06/06/2008 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

Additional Conditions

20 Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

Police Conditions

Licensing Objectives

General -